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12-22-2016, 06:56 PM
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An ad fraud scam called 'Methbot' has allegedly been costing online advertisers up to $5 million a day (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=en_za&usg=AFQjCNEsT-1NMWP9hPUp-TASZrxXoOZbpQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779313289799&ei=DDBcWPDsFY-D3AGJ8YKoCg&url=http://www.businessinsider.com/methbot-ad-fraud-russian-white-ops-2016-12)
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A sophisticated Russian hacking operation dubbed "Methbot" has been defrauding online video advertisers by producing massive volumes of fraudulent non-human video advertising impressions, ad fraud detection company White Ops has exposed ...
'The professionalization of fraud': Agencies are alarmed by 'Methbot' scheme (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=en_za&usg=AFQjCNEzSL8Bjn5LFkxnBKVTCoZjBZg6TQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779313289799&ei=DDBcWPDsFY-D3AGJ8YKoCg&url=https://digiday.com/agencies/professionalization-fraud-agencies-alarmed-methbot-scheme/)Digiday
Large-scale ad fraud ring is stealing millions of dollars a day (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=en_za&usg=AFQjCNEq-CTbOiSiHGEPZZOm9WzrtQDsig&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779313289799&ei=DDBcWPDsFY-D3AGJ8YKoCg&url=https://www.engadget.com/2016/12/21/methbot-ad-fraud-ring/)Engadget
Russian Hackers Stole Millions From Video Advertisers, Ad Fraud Company Says (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=en_za&usg=AFQjCNFrCzzsTi3N9Ai96qmW1dJMyYrxvw&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779313289799&ei=DDBcWPDsFY-D3AGJ8YKoCg&url=http://www.wsj.com/articles/russian-hackers-stole-millions-from-video-advertisers-ad-fraud-company-says-1482272717)Wall Street Journal
Krebs on Security (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=en_za&usg=AFQjCNHH28o16gOUmC-91VhATFbojQhf6g&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779313289799&ei=DDBcWPDsFY-D3AGJ8YKoCg&url=https://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/12/report-3-5m-in-ad-fraud-daily-from-methbot/) -Fortune (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=en_za&usg=AFQjCNEYC7NS51K6RGmnYW-Decakx__-Yw&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779313289799&ei=DDBcWPDsFY-D3AGJ8YKoCg&url=http://fortune.com/2016/12/20/methbot-ad-fraud/) -Forbes (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=en_za&usg=AFQjCNEYY4Z7b-T4Xhu7mGImiWnhIT1rYA&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779313289799&ei=DDBcWPDsFY-D3AGJ8YKoCg&url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2016/12/20/methbot-biggest-ad-fraud-busted/) -White Ops (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=en_za&usg=AFQjCNGIER1ZVhwHnCecCk1sPdxz8OLfZg&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779313289799&ei=DDBcWPDsFY-D3AGJ8YKoCg&url=http://go.whiteops.com/rs/179-SQE-823/images/WO_Methbot_Operation_WP.pdf)
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